Violent Dream is a solo exhibition by CKR fellow and Palestinian artist, Mai Elshaer. Her exhibition explores the experience of internal exile and psychological displacement within the context of Gaza’s ongoing siege and humanitarian crisis. Through four large-scale oil portraits and installation, Violent Dream reflects on the personal and collective journey of survival under genocide, siege and trauma.

Professor in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Cape Town, Nomusa Makhubu –– alongside some SAFIA members and Elshaer –– gave remarks to formally open both exhibitions as part of research initiative, CKR.